Needed to take a break from the blog yesterday to be rested up for what we faced today. I (Ramona) would like to mention one of the highlights of Sunday night before we all went to bed. We played a game of Canasta which I haven't played in several years. Since I had 4 canastas in one round, I ended up winning at nights end! That put me in a good mood and aided me in securing a good nights sleep. We rounded our troops up at 7:15 in the lobby of our hotel, La Quinta Inn. Managing to make it on time, I was able to scrounge up some nice continental type breakfast foods to nourish my early morning empty stomach syndrome. We left for the job sight at 7:15am! On the way, we shared stories of Mendenhall and New Orleans with Pam who is the AE of Mainstreet Organization. It seems like everyone on the trip had gotten word of what we did in Mendenhall as all the volunteers were asking about our experience there throughout the day. The neighborhood we are working is has 37 plots with 31 houses already up and about 5 with families already living in them. We gathered our talents and divided the tasks for the day. Some of us painted, some built stairs, a porch, sanded, spackled...you name it and someone was doing it. The Habitat crew was surprised at our talent level and couldn't keep up with giving us jobs to keep us busy...but there was so so much to do and we managed to find something. It was a long, hot, HOT day! I don't know how I ended up wearing 3 layers of t-shirts that day! At 3pm we finished our day and headed down to the end of the block for a home dedication for the Lyons family. What a touching ceremony filled with prayer and a blessing over the home. The family was so thankful and even though our team didn't work on that particular home, they thanked us as we are contributing to the completion of so many other homes on the site. It was a great experience to chat with the kids and hear how excited they were for their new home!
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